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Summer’s HERE! There are some fun events happening this month, plus free movies and kids bowl free both start in June. It’s not too late to register your kids for swim lessons and summer camps. And check the website for a complete list of all the indoor playgrounds in town, when you want to stay cool! Enjoy!
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Kids Events Benefits for Kids Sports Events Programs and Classes Library Programs Story Times Family Fun Days/ Nights At the Movies School Events Restaurant Fun Kids Eat Free/ Cheap Directory
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10 Screen on the Green Movies on the Square Farm to Family Full Moon Festival
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19 Gainesville Kids Triathlon Family Fun Shoot
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25 UF Gatorette Camp Youth Golf Saturday Camp
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Offer good before or after class or for siblings to play during class ONLY! Check in up to one time per day. Offer expires July 31st, 2011
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Dudley Farm Crafts & Demos Wee Ones Tiny Tots
Tonewood Music
Family Jam Night Feed-A-Frog Friday Tiny Scholar
Home Depot Kids Workshop
Family Safety Night
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Lowe’s Build & Grow Clinic Michael’s Family Events Hogtown Pet a Reptile Day Dudley Kids
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Michael’s Family Events Artsy Kids Studio Family Class
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French Club Living History Days Planetarium Kids Matinee Retirement Home for Horses Skate Station Skating Lessons
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Discovery Room at Florida Museum of Natural History open every day for the summer
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Alachua Archer Hawthorne Headquarters High Springs Library Partnership
Micanopy Millhopper Newberry Tower Road Waldo
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8 Gaming 1:00 Book Club for 3rd-5th graders 2:00 Wii Wednesday 4:00
9 Crafty Kids 2:00 Fun & Exciting Activities 2:00 Arts & Crafts 4:00
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11 Summer Reading Program Kickoff: Gentle Carousel 11:00 Jongleur Jugglers
12 Gyotaku Print Making 2:00
13 Jongleur Jugglers 3:00 Book Worms Club 3:30
14 Magic Mike 2:30 Great Jodini 3:00 Birds of Prey 3:30
15 Jongleur Jugglers 2:00 Sitting by the Rabbit Hole 3:30
16 Crafty Kids 2:00 Global Art: Crafts from Around the World 2:00
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18 Juneteenth Celebration 10:00 Game Day 2:00
19 Llama at the Library
20 Science Mike 3:00
21 Tonewood Music 1:30 Science Mike 2:30 Wii Fun 3:30
22 Gaming 1:00 Northwood Studio: You Can Draw Anything 1:00 Book Club for 3rd-5th graders 2:00 Jongleur Jugglers 3:00 Sculpt Away 3:30 Wii Wednesday 4:00
23 Brazilian Capoeira 2:00 Crafty Kids 2:00 Global Art: Crafts from Around the World 2:00 Arts & Crafts 4:00
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25 Puppet Man & a Storybook Lady 11:00
26 9th Period Shows 1:00 9th Period Shows 3:30
27 9th Period Shows 3:00 Book Worms Club 3:30 Gainesville Creative Kids 3:30
28 9th Period Shows 11:00 Jodini’s Wonderful World of Magic 2:30 Jongleur Jugglers 3:00 9th Period Shows 3:30
29 9th Period Shows 1:00 Gaming 1:00 Zumbatomic 2:00 9th Period Shows 3:30 Wii Wednesday 4:00
30 9th Period Shows 2:00 Crafty Kids 2:00 Global Art: Crafts from Around the World 2:00
Click here to go to the Event Calendar on the Alachua County Library Website. For Story Times see page 16 For Movies see page 19
Story Times Mondays Millhopper Library 6:30PM on 6/20
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
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Library Partnership 9:30AM
Archer Library 10:30 on 6/8 & 6/22
Hawthorne Library 10:30AM
Headquarters Library 10:30AM & 6:30PM starting 6/14
Micanopy Library 11AM
Milhopper Library 10:30AM
Newberry Library 11AM
Alachua Library 11AM
Millhopper Library 11AM 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
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Learning Path 10:30
Books a Million 10:AM
Tot Spot 11AM
Headquarters Library 10:30AM on 6/4
High Springs Library 11AM Tower Road Library 10:30AM & 7:00PM 2nd & 4th Tuesdays FL Museum of Natural History 11:00AM Chick-Fil A 5:30PM Every 2nd Tuesday
Fun Around Town Family Fun Days/ Nights Game Night at Wild Iris Books Mondays at 6:30PM Chick-fil-A Family Fun Night Tuesdays 5:30-7:30PM Beef O’Brady’s on 43rd Family Safety Night 1st Thursday Night 5:30-7:30PM Skate Station Funworks Family Days Saturdays Alley Gatorz Family Fun Days Saturday 10-Noon Kids bowl free Sun Country Sports Stay & Play Tuesdays and Fridays 9-11 Family Jam Night at Studio Percussion 1st Friday night 6:00-8:00 PM Sun Country Sports Family Fun Nights 2nd Friday night 6:30-8:30PM Mickle Pool Family Fun Nights Monday and Tuesday nights 5-7PM
Kids Drop Off Programs O2BKids Parents Night Out Fridays 6:00-10:30 PM Friday Fun Night at the YMCA 4th Friday night of the month 6-11PM
At the Movies
Free Movies at the Library Mondays starting June 13th 2:00 at Newberry Branch Tuesdays in June 2:30PM at Headquarters Branch Saturday, June 4th 10:30AM at Headquarters Branch Saturday June 4th 2:00PM at Millhopper Branch Saturday, June 11th 2:00PM at Headquarters Branch
Friday, June 10th Show begins at dark FREE SHOWING
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Restaurant Fun Space Walk Bounce House Burger King Archer Rd & Newberry Rd—Friday Nights
Magic Mike Beef O’Brady’s on Archer Rd: Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 Sonny’s on Archer Road: Fridays 5:30-8:30 Moe’s on Newberry Rd: Sundays 12-3
Cody’s Roadhouse Monday Nights The Magic Man performs tableside
Chick Fil-A Fun Nights Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Games and Entertainment
Gator’s Dockside Tuesday Nights Clown / Balloon Artist
Texas Roadhouse Tuesday Nights Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Games and Prizes and Andy the Armadillo
Mexico Lindo Tuesday Nights Mariachi Band
Napolatano’s Trivia Night—Monday Nights Live Bands—Sunday Nights
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Kids Eat Cheap Every Day
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Bahn Thai— Kids eat free at the lunch buffet with adult purchase
Beef O'Brady's - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with adult purchase /Dine In Only from 4 - 8pm
Applebee’s – Kids eat for .99 price w/ adult purchase Haile Village Bistro
CiCis PIZZA - Kids under 3 eat free from the buffet w/ adult purchase. (Drink not included) Crispers - Kids 12 and under eat for .99 when wearing Kids Club t-shirt IHOP - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal / 4 -10pm
Sundays Mamma Mia Kids eat FREE at buffet w/ adult purchase Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal
Mondays Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase David's Real Pit BBQ One FREE kid's meal with one adult meal purchased Newberry’s Backyard BBQ $1.50 Kids meals with adult purchase Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q Kids 12 and under eat 1/2 off with adult purchase
Chick-fil-A— Kids eat free with adult purchase 5:30-7:30PM CiCi's PIZZA - $1.99 Kids Buffet with every Adult Buffet purchased Cody’s Original Steakhouse Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Gainesville Ale House - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal Gator’s Dockside - Kids under 12 years of age, l child per adult eat FREE / 6:00-8:30 PM I Love NY Pizza in Haile—Kids 10 and under eat free with adult purchase Kazbor's Grille - Kids 10 and under eat FREE with adult purchase Texas Roadhouse - Kids 12 and under eat for $.99 with adult purchase / 4 - 8pm
Kids eat FREE Joe’s Place – Kids 10 and under eat FREE with each adult meal purchase
Thursdays Captain D's - Two FREE kid's meals with any adult entree purchase / Dine in only Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays
Fridays Burger King—Kids eat for .99 with adult purchase
Saturdays Piccadilly Restaurants - .99 Kid's Meals and $1.99 Big Kids meals / All day Thursdays /11-4 on Saturdays Steak and Shake - Kids 12 and under eat FREE with purchase of adult meal